Persistent contamination of a hospital hot water network by Legionella pneumophila

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Jeanvoine, Audrey | Richard, Marion | Meunier, Alexandre | Chassagne, Sophie | Cholley, Pascal | Gbaguidi-Haore, Houssein | Sauget, Marlène | Bertrand, Xavier | Hocquet, Didier

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International audience. We assessed the contamination with Legionella pneumophila (Lp) of the hot water network (HWN) of a hospital, mapped the risk of contamination, and evaluated the relatedness of isolates. We further validated phenotypically the biological features that could account for the contamination of the network.

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